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Arrest made a year after man found dead on Princes Street

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The man was found unresponsive outside the Uniqlo store on Princes Street in Edinburgh last year

A 36-year-old man has been charged almost a year on from the death of another man in Edinburgh city centre.

Police Scotland said it received a report of an unresponsive man on Princes Street on the morning of 25 June last year.

But the 50-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. A tent was was erected around the body and Princes Street was closed to traffic while officers investigated.

The 36-year-old man is expected to appear before Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday in connection with the death.

A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.